The City extends its best wishes to CSW on future Pride activities.”Īt a meeting Monday, the City Council is set to discuss how to select an event production company for other LGBTQ pride events in West Hollywood next June, according to the council agenda packet. For many years, the City of West Hollywood and CSW have enjoyed a wonderful partnership.
“Christopher Street West has announced its intention to move the LA Pride Parade and Festival out of West Hollywood in 2021. The City and its LGBTQ community embrace Pride each and every day, year-round. With its high concentration of LGBTQ residents and businesses - more than 40 percent of residents in West Hollywood identify as LGBTQ and three of the five members of the West Hollywood City Council are openly gay - the City of West Hollywood remains the heart of the region’s LGBTQ community. “Since incorporation in 1984, the City of West Hollywood has become one of the most influential cities in the world for its outspoken advocacy on LGBTQ issues. West Hollywood responded with a statement Tuesday that emphasized the city's LGBTQ history and said the city embraces "Pride each and every day, year-round." Thousands March For Abortion Rights in Los Angeles, Santa Ana "These include construction in West Hollywood Park, the changing demographics of greater Los Angeles, our commitment to being responsive to the LGBTQIA+ community's needs, and our allyship and collaboration with other movements for social change," the letter stated, according to multiple media reports. LA Pride officials sent a letter to the West Hollywood City Council on Tuesday that mentioned several other factors as contributing to the decision to move. "While we are still in a phase of gathering feedback and listening to the community, we felt it was important to notify the city of our intentions given our long standing relationship with them as a partner in Los Angeles Pride." This has been an ongoing conversation within our organization for the past year given how large the celebrations have become," LA Pride said in a statement provided to City News Service. "There were several factors that led to our decision in moving future Los Angeles Pride festivities. Representatives from Christopher Street West, the nonprofit that produces LA Pride, said the parade and festival will be moved from West Hollywood in 2021, but a new location has not been announced. LA Pride intends to move its annual LGBTQ parade and celebrations out of West Hollywood after more than four decades in the city, the organization confirmed Wednesday.